Training and Events
Advocating in our world is what we do. Before we can organize in our community, we must become organized ourselves. The members of CFILC collaborate together to help put on a number of trainings and events throughout the year. Our trainings are informative and empowering, and our events can be fun and make a direct impact to those around us.
All Training and Events
Date: June 26, 2021 • 1:30pm (PST)
YO! Disability Leadership Speaker Series: Rebecca Cokley!
YO! Disabled and Proud and the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) are proud present the second installment in the YO! Disability Leadership Speaker Series! d to share their stories and experiences!
We are honored to welcome our third guest in the series: Rebecca Cokley, Disability activist.
Join us for an interactive virtual event on Saturday, June 26th at 1:30 p.m. (PDT).
Register here to attend!
Rebecca Cokley is a program officer in the President’s Office, developing the U.S. disability rights program strategy, the first of its kind at the Ford Foundation.
Rebecca will share stories about her time working at the White House, offer advice on being a disability advocate, and insights on how you can become a leader in our community!
Follow Rebecca on Twitter: @RebeccaCokley
Date: July 8, 2021 • 9:00am (PST)
FREED and the Agency on Aging Area 4 present Our Community: Aging & Disability Conference
FREED and the Agency on Aging Area 4 are pleased to bring you our 2021 Our Community: Aging & Disability Conference! This year, we are capturing the momentum built from the release of the Governor’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA) on January 6, 2021. The MPA was the culmination of over a year of community listening sessions and input by aging and disability advocates from across the state. Now is the time for us to take the 5 Bold Goals set forth in the MPA and implement them in our local communities. Our 2021 Conference will catalyze this important effort in Nevada, Placer, Yuba, and Sutter Counties. The Conference will be hosted jointly by the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) of Nevada County, the Emerging Yuba-Sutter ADRC, and the Emerging Placer County ADRC.
The Conference will cover the big picture of the 10-year Master Plan for Aging, the more specific MPA Local Playbook, and next steps for us to take in our local communities and jurisdictions to realize the goals of the MPA. Speakers will include legislators, community partners, and experts in the fields of community living, urban/rural development, aging, and disability.
Register here.
Date: July 8, 2021 • 10:30am (PST)
Topic: Emergency Transportation
When: Thursday, July 8th at 10:30 a.m. (PDT)
Where: Zoom*
*Complete our brief survey to be added to our e-mail list and to receive the Zoom link. Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JoinDisabilityDisaster
About: California update re: efforts to make Uber & Lyft accessible. How Uber and Lyft has helped to meet some emergency transportation/evacuation needs
Presenters: Marilyn Golden and June Kailes
Date: July 24, 2021 • 11:30am (PST)
YO! Disability Leadership Speaker Series: Featuring Judy Heumann!
YO! Disabled and Proud and the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) are proud present the second installment in the YO! Disability Leadership Speaker Series! d to share their stories and experiences!
We are honored to welcome our fourth guest in the series: Judy Heumann, Disability rights activist.
Join us for an interactive virtual event on Saturday, July 24th at 11:30 a.m. (PDT).
Register here to attend!
Judy Heumann is an internationally renowned Disability rights activist.
In 1977, Judy led the 504 Sit-In and played a key role in getting Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act signed - guaranteeing rights and offering protections to people with disabilities.
Judy's memoir "Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist" was released in February 2020 and details her journey as a civil rights pioneer and a champion for people with disabilities.
Follow Judy on Twitter: @judithheumann